> below is a copy of my request to linuxcampus.net. > I did visit your last meeting in April and found it very interesting but definately >not directly helpfull to me: myself, being too old and having too little time >remaining to "hang out" under the Linux "bonnet". Were I fifty years younger yes I >would. I hope you understand. But I still need help with my project, After a couple >of good people, Moyra was one I remember, spoke with me, I felt certain that help is >available if I put a little effort into it myself. That I am doing but, my project >demands so much of me. > Do you know of anyone in your organisation who might be interested in helping me get >on top of the problem mentioned below?? > > > >To [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hello > I have been trying to get a complete Linux install with StarOffice (which we now use >under win95) or with OpenOffice.org (no knowledge of yet). Unfortunately I cannot >find a linux newbie friendly version of Linux which will connect to my Telstra >bigpond.net ethernet broadband and installs the above Star software by default. I >have found a Pocket Linux version (docs attached) which does handle the cable very >well but I need it to allow me to install the Star s/w. > At 62 I am too old to become an expert in Linux. > Can you supply? > Justin Walsh developer for > "Safe Neighbourhood Project" > An Aboriginal Reconciliation Initiative.
Mandrake 8.2 does have OpenOffice built into the installs. I found Mandrake very easy to install (I had a dry run very recently) and in my opinion would be a good choice as an easy distribution to work with. Getting your connection to bigpond should not be a problem, if you have a couple of computers it is worthwhile setting up an old junk computer as a firewall and connecting up using a network. A set of cheap network cards a few cables and a cheap hub would do the trick. If you are the only one connecting then just leave it as is. Hopefully someone will point you at the appropriate place to find out how. KenF OpenOffice Developer. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
